Review: Back in 2013, Surgeon released the first of a string of albums under his given name, Anthony Child. Like the material that followed - and in particular, last year's sublime Electronic Recordings From Maui Jungle - The Space Between People & Things saw him swap intense techno rhythms for the beat-less beauty of classic ambient. Predictably, he's rather good at creating evocative soundscapes, as this latest horizontal adventure - once again recorded during a fruitful trip to Maui - emphatically proves. It offers a fully electronic, analogue-sounding take on ambient music clearly inspired by the cyclical movements of Steve Reich and hypnotic compositions of Terry Riley, with the producer's widespread use of in-situ field recordings adding an extra layer of atmosphere.

Review: Klara Lewis made her debut with an LP for Editions Mego back in 2014, and she's been relatively quiet on the Western front since then. She's returned to the label with a new album, however, the unambiguously named Too. Much like her previous work, this is an album of pure experimentation and subtlety, bound together by Lewis' refreshing take on drone and ambient. Although the sounds themselves aren't revolutionary, it's Lewis' arrangements and production that render these hollow segments into living, breathing animals. Another fine instalment of the mighty Editions Mego.

Review: Although a prolific music-maker and contributor to countless collaborative projects, Posh Isolation co-founder Loke Rahbek has traditionally been reticent to release music under his given name. City of Women is his debut solo album, and sees him bring his brand of fluttering, experimental soundscpaes to Editions Mego for the first time. Taking electronic drone textures and field recordings as a base, Rahbek delivers a string of tracks that flit between dystopian, industrial-tinged creepiness and blissful, almost overpowering positivity. Just as you think you've got the album sussed, hel'll throw in a curveball, such as the heart-aching piano figures of the Nils Frahm goes lo-fi exploration that is "A Word a Day".

Review: Debut LP from The Transcendence Orchestra: the pairing of West Midlands techno legend Anthony Child aka Surgeon and Dan Bean of Bleep43. Recorded in a remote English rural setting over a period of 24 hours, 'Modern Methods For Ancient Rituals' is an experiment in acoustic and synthetic symbiosis. Like the name of the project might suggest, it is deeply influenced by the atmosphere and acoustics of the rural location in which they recorded 'which can aid to the transformation of consciousness.' Deploying a range of ancient and modern instruments and effects, Child and Bean conjure an audio experience which encapsulates elements of drone, trance, pulse, rhythm and melody. Bean and Child have been familiar with one another for many years, since Child was a staple performer at Bean's Bleep43 parties in London. The duo debuted the project live at Freerotation festival, Wales in 2016.

Review: Recorded last year at Rome's contemporary art museum, MAXXI is as graceful and noble as the environment in which it was created. "Intro" sets the tone for this work with its understated pulses and chilling synths. This leads into the deeper, more textured depths of "Sonia Danza" and the aptly named "Dreamscape Generation", which features warbling streams and rivulets of sound, squelches and chatter, like a moist riverbank on a spring morning. "Orange Steps" and "Scintille" are serene and more reflective, after this veritable flurry of musical activity. The release finishes with "Max", a cover of a piece by Italian composer Paolo Conte, but its chimes and layered textures are unmistakably Neel and Dozzy's.

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